First Posted: 3/27/2015

House votes

HB 6 — Autocycle Regulation: Defines an autocycle as a three‑wheeled motorcycle that has a steering wheel, pedals, seat safety belts for each occupant, antilock brakes, air bag protection, completely enclosed seating that does not require the operator to straddle or sit astride and is otherwise manufactured to comply with federal safety requirements for motorcycles. Introduced by Rep. John Torbett, R-Gaston.

Adopted 113-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Yes — Ken Goodman, Charles Graham, Garland Pierce, Ken Waddell

HB 13 — School Health Assessment Requirement: Requires each child presented for admission into the public schools for the first time to submit proof of a health assessment and requires the health assessment transmittal form to be permanently maintained in the child’s official school record. Introduced by Sen. John Torbett, R-Gaston.

Adopted 93-22. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Yes — Ken Goodman, Charles Graham, Garland Pierce

Excused absence — Ken Waddell

HB 50 — Mandatory Retirement Age for Judges and Magistrates: Amends the mandatory retirement age for magistrates, judges, and justices of the General Court of Justice by requiring retirement on Dec. 31 of the year the magistrate, judge or justice attains the age of 72. Introduced by Rep. Allen McNeill, R-Randolph.

Adopted 116-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Yes — Ken Goodman, Charles Graham, Garland Pierce, Ken Waddell

HB 82 — Nonsecure Custody Order/Child Abuse: Clarifies the manner in which a law enforcement officer may take custody of a juvenile when executing a nonsecure custody order under the laws pertaining to abuse, neglect, and dependency. Introduced by Rep. Sarah Stephens, R-Surry.

Adopted 114-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Yes — Ken Goodman, Charles Graham, Garland Pierce

Excused absence — Ken Waddell

HB 151 — Property Insurance Rate‑Making Reform: Provides for greater transparency in the property insurance rate‑making process regarding the role of catastrophe modeling in property insurance rate filings, by providing that modeled losses in a property rate filing be properly allocable to North Carolina, and by requiring the rate bureau to designate in a filing that portion of the rate in each territory allocable to wind and hail. Introduced by Rep. Paul Tine, U-Dare.

Adopted 115-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Yes — Ken Goodman, Charles Graham, Garland Pierce, Ken Waddell

HB 152 — New Historic Preservation Tax Credit: Enacts a tax credit for rehabilitating income‑producing historic structures. Introduced by Rep. Stephen Ross, R-Alamance.

Adopted 98-15. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Yes — Ken Goodman, Charles Graham, Garland Pierce, Ken Waddell

HB 173 — Omniburs Criminal Law Bill: Amends various criminal laws for the purpose of improving trial court efficiency. Introduced by Rep. Skip Stam, R-Wake.

Adopted 112-2. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Yes — Ken Goodman, Charles Graham, Garland Pierce

Excused absence — Ken Waddell

HB 201 — Zoning Changes/Citizen Input: Amends the process by which the city councils receive citizen input in zoning ordinance amendments. Introduced by Rep. Skip Stam, R-Wake.

Adopted 89-28. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Yes — Ken Goodman, Charles Graham, Garland Pierce, Ken Waddell

HB 211 — Toxicology Funds: Expands the authorized uses of grant funds provided to the conference of district attorneys to include toxicology analysis of persons charged with driving while impaired and for forensic DNA analysis. Introduced by Rep. Sarah Stephens, R-Surry.

Adopted 112-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Yes — Ken Goodman, Charles Graham, Garland Pierce

Excused absence — Ken Waddell

HB 229 — Religious Property Exemption: Modifies the exemption for real property used for religious purposes. Introduced by Rep. Allen McNeill, R-Randolph.

Adopted 114-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Yes — Ken Goodman, Charles Graham, Garland Pierce, Ken Waddell

HB 242 — White Collar Investigation: Expands the list of crimes for which an investigative grand jury may be convened and clarifies that records gathered by an investigative grand jury are part of the file of the prosecutor’s office and subject to disclosure to the defendant. Introduced by Rep. John Faircloth, R-Guilford.

Adopted 112-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Yes — Ken Goodman, Charles Graham, Garland Pierce, Ken Waddell

HB 281 — Records to Medical Examiner: Provides for the Division of Adult Correction to provide copies of all records to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in the event of the death of an inmate who is in custody. Introduced by Rep. Larry Hall, D-Durham.

Adopted 112-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Yes — Ken Goodman, Charles Graham, Garland Pierce, Ken Waddell

HB 286 — Dental Hygienists/Intraoral Local Anesthetics: Authorizes properly trained dental hygienists to administer intraoral local dental anesthetics under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist. Introduced by Rep. Bert Jones, R-Rockingham.

Adopted 113-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Yes —

Ken Goodman, Charles Graham, Garland Pierce, Ken Waddell

HB 294 — Prohibit Cell Phone/Delinquent Juvenile: Makes it a criminal offense to provide a cell phone to a delinquent juvenile in custody of the Department of Public Safety. Introduced by Rep. James Boles, R-Moore.

Adopted 115-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Yes — Ken Goodman, Charles Graham, Garland Pierce, Ken Waddell

HB 295 — Juvenile Media Release: Permits the Division of Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety to determine whether it is appropriate to release certain information about an escaped delinquent juvenile.Introduced by Rep. James Boles, R-Moore.

Adopted 115-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Yes — Ken Goodman, Charles Graham, Garland Pierce, Ken Waddell

Senate votes

SB6 — State Health Plan/Rehired Retiree Eligibility: Allows retirees who return to work for the state in nonpermanent positions to retain their coverage options under the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees rather than limiting such retirees’ coverage options to the “Bronze Level” high‑deductible health plan necessitated by the Affordable Care Act. Introduced by Sne. Jerry Tillman, R-Randolph.

Adopted 49-0. Sent to the House for consideration.

Yes —

Jane Smith

SB 29 — Redaction Requests For Public Documents: Allows registers of deeds and clerks of court to redact certain identifying information from certain public records to protect the public from identity theft. Introduced by Sen. David Curtis, R-Gaston.

Adopted 48-0. Sent to the House for consideration.

Yes — Jane Smith

SB 105 — Include Veterans Employed in Annual Reports: Requires that information about the number of veterans employed by a corporation or a limited liability company be included in annual reports submitted by those corporations. Introduced by Sen. Harry Brown, R-Onslow.

Adopted 49-0. Sent to the House for consideration.

Yes — Jane Smith

SB 112 — Commercial Fishing Courses/Coastal Colleges: Urges all coastal community colleges to offer courses on commercial fishing and aquaculture. Introduced by Sen. Bill Cook, R-Beaufort.

Adopted 49-0. Sent to the House for consideration.

Yes — Jane Smith

SB 176 — Charter School Grade Level Expansion: Authorize grade level expansion in charter schools in areas meeting certain criteria, such as in a county ajacent to another county with a major military base and a population greater than 100,000, to meet the needs of rapidly growing populations near military installations. Introduced by Sen. Ronald Rabin, R-Harnett.

Adopted 49-0. Sent to the House for consideration.

Yes —

Jane Smith

SB 305 — NCEMPA Asset Sales: Provides for cost recovery for acquisition of joint municipal power agency ownership interest in generating facilities and authorizes municipalities that are members of joint municipal power agencies to enter into support contracts, and to issue bonds to pay the costs of projects that are sold. Introduced by Sen. Buck Newton, R-Nash.

Adopted 46-1. Sent to the House for consideration.

Yes —

Jane Smith

SB 326 — JDIG Program Funding: Increases the funding for the Job Development Investment Grant Program to $27.5 million. Introduced by Sen. Rick Gunn, R-Alamance.

Adopted 48-0. Sent to the House for consideration.

Yes —

Jane Smith